Effect of the anion and the cation of an electrolyte on the activity coefficient of DL-alanine in aqueous solutions

The effects of the nature of the cation and the anion of three electrolytes on the activity coefficient of DL-alanine in aqueous solutions at 25 degrees C, are investigated. The electrolytes studied are NaCl, KCl and NaNO3. The study covers up to 1.6 molality DL-alanine and up to 1.0 molality electrolyte. An electrochemical cell with two ion selective electrodes, a cation and an anion ion selective electrode, versus a double junction reference electrode, was used to measure the activity coefficients of DL-alanine in aqueous electrolyte solutions. Experimental data for the activity coefficients of DL-alanine in water + KCl + DL-alanine and water-NaNO3 + DL-alanine systems measured at 25 degrees C are reported. Experimental data for the activity coefficients of DL-alanine in water + NaCl + DL-alanine system were obtained from a previous study. Measurement of activity coefficients of amino acids in aqueous electrolyte solutions: experimental data for the systems H2O + NaCl + glycine and H2O + NaCl + DL-alanine at 25 degrees C. Ind. Eng. Chem. Res. 35, pp. 2735-2742.]. The results of the activity coefficients of DL-alanine in the presence of different 1:1 electrolytes are compared and discussed. The results show that the nature of both the cation and the anion of an electrolyte have significant effects on the activity coefficients of DL-alanine in aqueous electrolyte solutions. (C) 1998 Elsevier Science B.V.